Orleans Park School

Orleans Park School is a coeducational secondary school with academy status, located in Twickenham area of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, England. It is situated 10 miles south-west of central London.

Orleans Park School
Address
Richmond Road

Twickenham
,
London
,
TW1 3BB

England
Coordinates51.4495°N 0.32027°W / 51.4495; -0.32027
Information
TypeAcademy
MottoBe the Best You can Be
Established1973
Department for Education URN138651 Tables
OfstedReports
Head teacherMrs. E. Ball
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 18
Enrolment1,213[1]
Websitehttp://www.orleanspark.richmond.sch.uk

Performance

As with other schools, latest exam results and related data are published in the Department for Education's national tables.[2]

Location and history

The school is situated in part of the former grounds of nearby Orleans House.[3] Covering 16 acres (6.5 ha), it opened on the existing site in 1973 and the building was extended in 1993.[4]

Status

Orleans Park teaches pupils in years 7–13 (ages 11–19), with 8 tutor groups in each school year. Since 2014 there has been a Sixth Form, with 6 tutor groups in each of the two years.[5] The school gained the status of a Mathematics and Computing College in September 2003, then also became a Language College in September 2008. The school converted to academy status on 1 September 2012.

Uniform

The uniform consists of a maroon sweatshirt, a white shirt and grey trousers; both the skirt and the jumper display the school's logo, interlocked letters O and P. The new uniform is grey/skirt trousers with a maroon v neck sweater with an added gold band around the v. There is also the Orleans park writing and logo in gold. Under this is a white shirt with a normal collar (male). A revered collar white shirt (female)

Catchment

Many pupils at Orleans Park come from the following nearby primary schools: St. Stephen's School, Archdeacon Cambridge's School, St. Mary's School, Chase Bridge Primary School, Orleans Primary , Ivybridge school and The Vineyard School.

Notable former pupils

Notable former teachers

See also
  • List of schools in Twickenham

References
  1. "Department for Education". Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  2. "Orleans Park". Find and Compare Schools in England. Gov.uk. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  3. "Orleans House". The Twickenham Museum. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
  4. "Orleans Park | About". Orleans Park School. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
  5. "Welcome from the Head of Sixth Form". School Website. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  6. "RFU - England". englandrugby.com. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  7. "'I had the two unhappiest years of my life' - Supergroup's Julian Dunkerton". managementtoday.co.uk. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  8. "Tributes flood in for Eddsworld creator, who died aged 23". Richmond and Twickenham Times. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  9. "Muggle lands a wizard part". News Shopper. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  10. Bishop, Rachel (31 March 2012). "Marathon man returns to Orleans Park school". Local Guardian.
  11. "The king of Rock'n'Roll". standard.co.uk. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  12. "Prize Giving and Reunion Celebration". www.orleanspark.richmond.sch.uk. Orleans Park School.
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